BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan on Thursday gave the United States until July next year to shut its airforce base at Manas, a staging post for U.S. troops and supplies in the Afghanistan conflict but now deemed unnecessary as foreign forces pull out.Full story

BISHKEK (Reuters) - An emotional Kyrgyzstan president on Tuesday said "mob rule" had wrecked the sale of a gold field, blaming local clans for tripling the asking price and scaring off investors. Full story

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Parliament members attend a session in Bishkek, June 20, 2013. Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted on Thursday to give the United States until July 11, 2014 to shut its airforce base at the main civilian airport Manas, which it uses to fly U.S. troops and cargo in and out of Afghanistan. REUTERS/Vladimir

Protesters gather in the village of Tamga in Dzhety Oguz district May 31, 2013. Kyrgyzstan imposed a state of emergency on the northern district on Friday to protect Centerra Gold's Kumtor mine from protesters, but more unrest against the Canadian investor flared up in the country's south. Hundreds

A man addresses protesters in the village of Tamga in Dzhety Oguz district May 31, 2013. Kyrgyzstan imposed a state of emergency on the northern district on Friday to protect Centerra Gold's Kumtor mine from protesters, but more unrest against the Canadian investor flared up in the country's south.